Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering

In this episode, we unpack the latest from Cisco’s wireless portfolio as they move toward a unified platform—no longer “Cisco vs. Meraki,” but a single product line with common licensing and support. Cisco’s Wi-Fi 7 access points (CW9172, CW9176I/D1, CW9178) offer future-ready performance while supporting legacy 2.4 and 5 GHz devices. We cover client readiness, […] The post CTS 361: Mobility Field Day 13 – Cisco appeared first on Clear To Send.

Juniper Networks kicked off Mobility Field Day 13. In this episode, we dive into the latest announcements from Juniper Networks, including innovations in AIOps, Wi-Fi 7, client-to-cloud visibility, and distributed application performance modeling. Featuring updates from Sujai Hajela, Bob Friday, Sudheer Matta, Wes Purvis, and Slava Dementyev, we unpack how Juniper Mist is pushing forward […] The post CTS 360: Mobility Field Day 13 – Juniper Networks appeared first on Clear To Send.

Marvis Minis and Marvis Actions have come a long way since when they were first announced. Mist has stayed true to their progression of AI and the integration with the network. Today, Marvis Minis are continuing to provide value by testing the network continuously and now testing in regional PoPs to determine if application issues […] The post CTS 359: Marvis keeps on getting better (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

With most people working on Wi-Fi, every type of issue gets rolled into a Wi-Fi problem. In this scenario, whole floors of users were having connectivity issues which impacted sales and support calls. It really created a bind of the company. Rowell discusses how he was troubleshooting a Wi-Fi issue which led him to creating […] The post CTS 358: Real-world Troubleshooting appeared first on Clear To Send.

Amin finishes his Wi-Fi validation survey but users were reporting of an issue occurring in the warehouse. He went straight into troubleshooting mode, analyzing his Ekahau results, and asking questions to collect more information about the problem. This is an example of why all green on a heatmap doesn’t always mean it’s all good! Take […] The post CTS 357: When Wi-Fi Issues Is Just the Symptom appeared first on Clear To Send.

Amin Sedighfar joins us on the podcast to talk about how he came across a Wi-Fi issue in a warehouse. After performing a Wi-Fi validation survey, Amin was able to analyze the results to pinpoint an issue that was occurring throughout the warehouse. With the right training and knowledge, Amin was able to identify the […] The post CTS 356: Revealing the Hidden Wi-Fi Issue appeared first on Clear To Send.

Rowell recently deployed new Mist AP45 access points in a car manufacturing facility. The IT team had successfully performed testing prior to the installation but we ran into multiple issues after mounting over 70 access points. The Mist dashboard exposed a number of issues: Additionally, users who joined to Wi-Fi stated they did not have […] The post CTS 355: Exposing the Real Wi-Fi Issue appeared first on Clear To Send.

François returns from WLPC Phoenix 2025 to share his experience and some of the memorable presentations from the conference. There were a lot of new faces and an improvement in the quality of presentations. Lots to learn from so be sure to check out the videos on YouTube. The deep dives were plenty to pick […] The post CTS 354: WLPC Phoenix 2025 appeared first on Clear To Send.

This episode on the EX4000 is sponsored by Juniper Networks. Rowell, François, and Abhi discuss the release of the EX4000 switch from Juniper Networks. Abhi, a product manager at Juniper, shared that the switch will be available on February 12th, just in time for Valentine's Day. The switch will come in various models, including 8, […] The post CTS 353: Introducing the EX4000 (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Austin, from Nile Secure, joins us on the show to talk about how Nile is disrupting the networking industry. We talk about the complexity and challenges people face in managing and scaling their networks. What we were interested in learning about is how Nile Secure differentiates themselves in the industry. Especially, when it comes to […] The post CTS 352: Networking with Nile (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.